The communities near the parks lost about $414 million in visitors spending because of the government shutdown, according to an earlier economic impact report said.

"These closures had a real impact on local businesses and communities that rely on the national parks as important drivers for their local economies," said National Park Service director Jonathan B. Jarvis.

Some parks lost visitors because of bad weather, including Blue Ridge Parkway, where visitor numbers fell by 2.5 million due partly to storm damage and cold and wet conditions last year, according to the National Parks Service. The lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy also forced the closures of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Castle Clinton for part of the year.

[For the record, 3 p.m. PDT March 10: An earlier version said the government shutdown reduced the number of park visitors by 5 million in 2013. The National Park Service said the shutdown actually turned away 7.9 million visitors.]

Clayton Richard pitched six innings of one-run ball and hit an RBI double Sunday as the Cubs held on for a 4-3 victory over the Brewers. Closer Hector Rondon allowed three hits in the ninth before retiring Logan Schafer on a line drive to center field with the tying run at second to end the game....

A burst of thunderstorm activity across the Chicago area in Sunday afternoon resulted in multiple injuries and a death at an event in west suburban Wood Dale, the collapse of a dome in northwest suburban Rosemont and the temporary evacuation of the music festival Lollapalooza in Grant Park downtown.

The father of a 20-year-old Carol Stream, Ill., woman who drowned at Porter Beach on Friday night identified her body Sunday afternoon after a rescue team pulled her from Lake Michigan in Indiana, authorities said.